THE GUILFORDIAPs
VOLUME I.
BASKET BALL PRACTICE
Basket ball has taken the atten
tion of many of the men since the
cool weather has driven them
from the ball field, and all eyes
are now turned on the basket hall
squad. These men are hard ai ii
every afternoon, and are fast
rounding into shape. Doak's keen
eye is quick to see their weak
nesses, and many of these are be
ing remedied before the season
opens, so that by the first game
Guilford will be represented In a
formidable niach ine.
At this time it is impossible to
tell who will make the team, since
no old faces will appear in the
line rip, and the holding of a posi
tion on the team means a slill'
tight among some very promising
material. For (his reason we ex
pect to see developed it team thai
will fight hard and to Ihe last,
and by the way they work togeth
er it looks as if Ihe team work
will be excellent. So when we see
our team in action in Ihe first
game this fall we may be assured
that Guilford will be represented
by a strong, fast team that will
win games.
Popularity Increasing
Soccer, as a form of exercise, is
gaining steadily in popularity
among the students. With the ex
ception of those who are not on
iho basket ball floor, or on the ten
nis courts, practically all the oth
ers are out every afternoon, and
it seems that it will soon be neces
sary to set up goal posts on the
old ball diamond, and divide the
phtyers, in order to accommodate
all who wish to play. Under the
direction of Prof. Downing many
are becoming skilled in the game,
and others have learned that there
is more to it than chasing up and
down tho field and kicking the oili
er fellow's shins. If only the oth
er Southern colleges would adopt
this game, a greater interest
would be aroused and Guilford
could put out a team that would
compete with the strongest.
Track Work.
Tt is true that in the past a cer
tain group of men in college each
year have to uphold our reputa
tion in athletics, in :ill phases,
while the others do nothing. Per
haps you think it is right that
the\ should, but this group of mon
does not have the timo to enter
into all Ihe athletics, and for this
reason the interest in track work
has gradually declined. Now all
that track work here means is to
award the manager a letter and
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N
HENRY CLAY SOCIETY NOTES
A principle which those who are
entrusted with the leadership of
Society this year are making a
special effort to establish is (he di
versification of the program in
each consecutive meeting. This
came prominently into play in our
meeting of October 3Gtli when a
motion was carried to cancel the
regular exercises and devote the
evening to two extemporaneous de
bates. The iirst question stated
that "a bird in the hand is worth
two in tlie bush." This was inter
estingly discussed by four speak
ers. The second was "a negro pos
sessing a gun, dog and 40 acres of
land is happier than a million
aire.'" On this query six men spoke.
Among the ten extempore speak
ers were several first year men wlio
showed real evidence of possessing
debating abilities. These men bid
fair to become debaters of merit
and by carrying out the regular ex
ercises as they do in a creditable
manner and by responding so ad
mirably to irregular debate, we
have every reason to believe that
they will be doing work soon that
will be worth while.
At our last meeting there was
shown the greatest enthusiasm of
all the debates this year. The
speakers decided among them
selves to discuss "Co-education."
Every speaker seemed to be ab
sorbed in the subject and as a re
sult an all-around good discussion
was made.
Several visitors were present
and .Messrs. Masten, Joyce, Holton
and Capps were received into
membership.
F. S. Blair made a short and in
teresting explanation of the inter
collegiate peace contest and urged
that the Clays put as many men
into that work as possible.
A most interesting topic came
up under new business, which
when read by the secretary, proved
to be an invitation to visit the
Philomatheans at their regular
meeting next Friday night in Me
morial Hall.
have his name on the Association
paper. But this is not his fault,
because the men do not go out for
track work, and it is useless for
him to arrange meets unless we
can make a creditable showing. It
is up to Ihe fellows. If they want
a track team, they nave the ma
terial here to make one, and it
opens a field for athletic activity
to those who do not take part in
the other branches.
C., NOVEMBER 19, 1914.
SONG RECITAL
Miss Dawson afforded us an un
usually happy musical evening on
Saturday last in presenting in
Song Recital, Mr. Hugh A. Stew
art. basso, of the class of 1!)'18,
ami Mr. Harry Orr, tenor, of
Charlotte. A large number of
friends showed their interest and
appreciation by their presence, in
spite of the very inclement weath
er. The program was as follows:
i
Song of Hybrias, the Critan
Elliott
To the Evening Star (Tann
hauser) Wagner
The Clang of the Forge. . .Rodney
AT i. Stewart.
ii
On a way, Awake Beloved—A
Musical setting of Longfel
low's l'oem of Hiawatha
( l ole ridge-Taylor
The Land of the Sky-blue Water
The Moon Drops Low. .. .Cadman
Mr. Orr.
Love's Trinity
The Turnkey's Song. . . . DeKoren
Asleep in the Deep (by request)
Mr. Stewart.
IV
A May Morning (English Ser
enade) Dense.
My Lady Chlo' (Negro Serenade)
Clough-Leigli ter
Xita-Gitana (Spanish Serenade)
DeKoven
Mr. Orr.
A Song of Steel Sprosa
I'm Wearin' Awa' Foote
Air. Stewart.
The Nightingale lias a Lyre of
Gold Whelpley
Slave Song Del Riego
The Year's at the Spring.. . Reach
(From Brow ning's Pippa Passes)
Mr. Orr.
VI
The Sword of Terrara. .. .Ballard
Mr. Stewart.
Mr. Stewart always returns to
a welcome at GuiH'ord. His genial
disposition combined with lii.s at
tractiveness as a singer make him
dearly loved by every one. He
sings with an assurance that
.arouses enthusiasm and posseses
a remarkably easy and free deliv
ery.
Mr. Orr's voice is at once robust
and lyric in qualify. The clear
ness of his diction is most refresh
ing at a time when careless enun
ciation is so much in evidence.
The accompaniments to tin
songs, played by Miss Dawson,
WEBSTERIANS FRIDAY NIGHT
Oil Nov. l the W'ebsterians dis
cussed the question, "Should the
(>jiistitntion of North Carolina he
so amended as to permit Hie wom
en to vote under the same qualifi
cations as men?"
The affirmative was upheld by
Messrs. W. I{. Futrell, 10. \V. Rich
ardson, .1. (J. Keddick and Earl V.
Uussell. The argument o!' (lie af
firmative was that: This is in line
with the progress of democracy, it
is a woman's right as a taxpayer
to help make laws under which
she is governed, would result in
better laws and cleaner politics
and should therefore be permitted
The negative defended by Messrs.
T. R. Short, Dennis Smith, I). E.
Smith and li. G. Burrus, hotly con
tested the debate and advanced the
argument that: The women now
enjoy privileges that men do not,
the right to vote would carry with
it unpleasant public duties, that
the result in States where tried
luis not been to better conditions
and since the women of North Car
olina are not demanding equal suf
frage, the constitution should not
be so amended.
The judges decided in favor of
the affirmative. Mr. Reddick, as
critic, and Mr. MeCall, in a short
talk, then gave several helpful sug
gestions to the speakers and the
Society in general after which we
adjourned.
GIRLS' ATHLETICS.
>n Thursday afternoon a num
ber of the girls entered the Gym.
determined to have a real busi
ness-like as well as enjoyable game
of basket ball. The teams were
evenly matched. One side was
sure of victory with Miss Morris
as center and Misses Freeman and
Knglish as guards. Miss Maude
Lass iter, a new forward, did ex
cellent work.
After thirty minutes of active
playing some substitutes were put
in and the game continued until
twenty minutes after five.
KiiHi girl was anxious to knou
(lie score but as every one was so
enthusiastic over the game, it had
long been forgotten. Every one
left the Gym. conscious of the
'!•( that this was this best prac
tice game of the season.
were as ginal feature of the Reci
tal; not only did she play the en
tire program from memory, but
slie accompanies in a remarkably
sympathetic and musicianly man
ner.
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